Zhao Hanrong/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Slate. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. We are currently in the middle of a scorching hot summer with heat records being set around the world. On July 5, it reached 124 degrees Fahrenheit in Algeria: an all-time record both for the country and the entire African continent. The following day, Los Angeles set an all-time record at 111 degrees. This past Sunday, Japan logged its hottest temperature ever amid a heat wave that’s killed 77 so far. The implication seems clear. Global warming isn’t some far-off hypothetical; It’s happening right here, right now, and we can see it in our thermometers. But is that completely correct? Hot summer days happen all the time. Can we really say that the scorchers this summer are climate change’s fault? Dolling out blame for any … [Read more...] about This Summer’s Heat Wave Is a Great Example of the Difference Between Weather and Climate
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This week’s Phoenix-area weather: Average highs of 108 degrees, potential storms
Kimberly Rapanut Arizona Republic Published 6:15 p.m. UTC Jul 30, 2018 Consistent high temperatures and the potential for storms is expected for the Valley this week, according to the National Weather Service. Daily high temperatures throughout the week will average about 108 degrees, with daily lows consistently staying at about 88 degrees, according to the forecast. Expect overcast skies as well. Modest storm chances will remain consistent throughout the week, officials from the National Weather Service said. However, Friday and Saturday are expected to be a bit drier. Last week, the Valley saw some record-breaking heat with a new July 25 high temperature of 116 degrees. This week has the same potential, according to the National Weather Service. The low at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was 90 degrees Monday morning, tying as the second-warmest low temperature for July 30, assuming it doesn't drop before … [Read more...] about This week’s Phoenix-area weather: Average highs of 108 degrees, potential storms
Fort Collins weather: You can finally make plans outside again
Jacy Marmaduke Fort Collins Coloradoan Published 9:26 p.m. UTC Jul 30, 2018 This month will probably be Fort Collins' wettest July in four years, but clear skies are ahead. With a couple days to go, the Fort Collins weather station at Colorado State University has gotten 2.2 inches of rain in July at as of Monday morning. That's well over the 1981-2010 normal of 1.57 inches, and it's the highest July precipitation total since 2014. We've seen hail, thunder, lightning, gusting winds and a whole bundle of severe storm watches. The latest storm on Sunday night dropped quarter-size hail on parts of Wellington and Fort Collins, according to trained spotter reports. Sunday's storm hit northeast Colorado particularly hard, ripping off roofs, flipping trucks and damaging crops. No serious injuries were reported, according to the Associated Press, but spotters reported tornadoes, winds over 70 mph and baseball-sized hail in some areas. The National Weather Service is surveying … [Read more...] about Fort Collins weather: You can finally make plans outside again
WJXT apps deliver local news, weather, sports
News4Jax.com is Jacksonville's No. 1 local source for news, weather, sports and local events on desktops and mobile devices, but the digital team at WJXT also has a suite of apps for your Apple or Android smart phone or tablet. And they're all free. News4Jax wherever you are Our tens of thousands of people get their news each day via the News4Jax app. Not only does it bring up all the latest content with one touch, but you can also enable push notifications to get an alert when there's a big news story, major traffic incident or weather warning. You can check the forecast or current radar, use the interactive traffic map, even watch any Channel 4 newscast or breaking news coverage on your device, from The Morning Show to the Ten O'Clock News. Search WJXT in the app store or download now: iPhone | Android Weather, hurricanes and your photos/video Download user-friendly Weather Authority app from WJXT to your smartphone and never be without the latest weather information. Our main … [Read more...] about WJXT apps deliver local news, weather, sports
Strange North Alabama radar activity had nothing to do with weather
The sky was clear over North Alabama Sunday morning but there was still plenty of activity on local weather radar. WHNT's early morning weather radar showed blue splotches across the upper part of Alabama. The radar then captured changes as the blue splotches transformed into circles that spread out over several North Alabama counties. Unlike the previous North Alabama radar blob that caused a host of conspiracy theories in 2013, these splotches have a natural explanation. The news channel said the circles are likely due to birds leaving their nests with the most likely culprit being the purple martin. According to the National Weather Service, the radar features, known as "roost rings," occur when the radar beam detects thousands of birds taking off from their roosting sites around dawn to forage for insects. The circular patterns are created as the martin depart their roosting sites in various directions. "As they travel farther from their roosting sites and reach higher … [Read more...] about Strange North Alabama radar activity had nothing to do with weather